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Global Advocacy and Negotiations July 30, 2019
New international labour standard will help protect vulnerable workers from violence and harassment
When the 2019 International Labour Conference voted to adopt Convention 190 on Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190),...
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Access to Public Space July 10, 2019
For Cities to Make Progress on SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, They Must Listen to Grassroots’ Solutions
Through a series of ambitious global commitments in recent years, governments across the world have signed on to build a more equitable and...
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Toolkits and Guides
Working in Public Space: A Manual for Street Vendors
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public...
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Links with Economic Growth/Crisis June 18, 2019
Living on the Precipice of Extreme Poverty: How Financial Downturns Devastate the Working Poor
The global economic crisis that rocked the world in 2008 led to increased financial hardship for informal workers, most of whom already lived...
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Livelihoods June 04, 2019
Five Must-reads on Including Street Vendors in Public Spaces
Street vendors are facing unprecedented challenges in cities across the globe, despite global development goals calling for more economically...
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Access to Public Space May 28, 2019
Evicted: How Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners Fought Displacement and Challenged “Future” Cities
Shoe shiners in Mexico City have worked in Glorieta de Insurgentes Square for decades to earn their livelihoods. When they were unceremoniously...
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Fiscal Justice May 15, 2019
Q&A: Feeding cities: Informal retailers play crucial role in urban food security
Supermarkets have spread rapidly across the Global South, but what implications does this growth have on informal food retailers and the...
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Global Advocacy and Negotiations May 07, 2019
Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility
The WIEGO Urban Policies Team analyzed news articles on street vendors from six continents over the past 18 months to gain a better understanding...
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Livelihoods April 28, 2019
¿Dónde están las ciudades inclusivas? Vendedores y vendedoras ambulantes en todo el mundo se enfrentan a hostilidades crecientes
El equipo de Políticas Urbanas de WIEGO analizó en los últimos 18 meses nuevos artículos sobre venta ambulante en seis países para comprender...
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Building Collective Power March 21, 2019
Women Informal Workers Challenge Invisibility in Dakar
In Dakar, Senegal, women continue to face economic and social inequities — from illiteracy to poverty to gender discrimination — but it’s...
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Street Vendors & Market Traders

All posts in Street Vendors & Market Traders

New international labour standard will help protect vulnerable workers from violence and harassment

For Cities to Make Progress on SDGs and the New Urban Agenda, They Must Listen to Grassroots’ Solutions

Working in Public Space: A Manual for Street Vendors

Living on the Precipice of Extreme Poverty: How Financial Downturns Devastate the Working Poor

Five Must-reads on Including Street Vendors in Public Spaces

Evicted: How Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners Fought Displacement and Challenged “Future” Cities

Q&A: Feeding cities: Informal retailers play crucial role in urban food security

Where are the inclusive cities? Street vendors globally face increasing hostility

¿Dónde están las ciudades inclusivas? Vendedores y vendedoras ambulantes en todo el mundo se enfrentan a hostilidades crecientes

Women Informal Workers Challenge Invisibility in Dakar